The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25
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10 the vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwcpt, unhOnorod aud unsnng.
Bus In the midst OF pictures OF progress, sur
rounded by the scenes and duties OF the hour
which crowd npon us In rapid succession, We
are called upon TO pause and pay tribute TO the
memory OF those who have fallen by the way
side.
II il task OF sorrow and of tears. .and yet in
attempting 10 bestow praises Justly won we
are ever reminded OF the apostropho Nature
doth mourn Tor thee. There is no need for
man To strike his plaintive Tyre and fail. As
fail he must II he attempt thy praise,
| speak particularly OF the pioneers, who, af-
ter abandoning homes in the East. and wander
Ing ~ pilgrims westward TO where they might
win home and carve from the wllds OF nature
habitation to call their own.
Who after having undergone the trials OF
being separated from friends ana loved ones OF
yore, the tortures of thirst and hunger as the
wolf of famine howled about the door, and the
perils OF crulc and atrocious warfare with saw
ages OF the frontier, had carved ont for them
selves AZ they thought permanent and lasting
colony, and established homes wherein to
spend the remainder of their days in peace and
| quietudc and In the enjoyment OF the luXuries
| OF civilized life.
Yet scarcely had they begun to realize that
| long sought boon when the tocsin OF war was
sounded calling upon them TO bear arms in
| their country's defence.
j speak to day to many who Hhouluered their
arms rs patriots and tearing themselves from
the fond embrace OF friends and loved ones,
babe adieu to the homes, which they through
| stake their all upon their countrys cause.
| Standing to-day upon this sacred spot after
| the passage of more than score or years ana
| In the shadow of this venerable presence. | am
still permitted to gaze into the eyes OF PATRIOTS
many OF whom were seen To return after the
| close OF the conflict with their shoes worm
| their havcrsacks empty and their clothes in
| rags to lind friends and loved ones departed
| fortunes vanished and their homes in ashes
| | speak also to the shades of many who have
representatives here but who never returned In
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ern battletelds, and.whose dust Is sanctihed by
| the purity OF the principles Tor which they
| fought.
Their bravery has never been questioned The
| chivalry and knightly bearing of those men
! was never excelled by Richard Occur ue Lion
and his band of knightly princes in their
march to holy sepulchro. As soldiers killed in
| battle they were buried with their blankets
The prairie sod has covered them and tho
| lowing herds quietly browse upon the tall
| grass unconscious that 1t springs from the
| resting place of noble heroes.
| No pile of stone or temple of granite has ever
| been erected to mark their resting place or
perpetuate their deeds OF valor, but every one
| OF those who died In battle, ON the field OF hon
| or, could with Horace exclaim IN his dying
moments. "lhave reared moment more last
| ing than brass" struesure not visible but a
monument erected in the hearts aud affections of
| the Southern people which will continue AZ long
| as reason keeps her seat and there Is n re-
| sponsive chord which beats to the transport of
| patriotism aud liberty
Their heroic deeds of valor will live forever.
and as the Old Bard of Solos rocky isle wan
dered from place to place singing the immOrt-
| nj deeds of the Tro JAMS as the sweet singer of
| Israel Chanted TO admiring multitudcs, 80 the
| time will come when trOubadOurs VIII wander
| from city to city and from village to village re-
| counting in song the brave deeds of heroes VINO
are justly entitled to membership in this as
| ISOLATION.
Young men of Texas, you are the heirs Of a
noble heritage. Never was there generation
more greatly blessed in rich and munihcent
| promises for the future. You have country
| larger than the entire area OF Great Britain
| more than four time as large as the next largest
! state IN the American linton, soil az fertile as
| the valley OF the Nile. pastures large enough
| to Craze the cattle OF continent, and climate
| as balmy and salubrious as was ever warmed or
| lighted by an Italian sun; you have not the
| same trials and difficulties to contend with
| which beset the pathway OF your fathers. Yours
| liz not the founding of government but tho
preservation of one already established, not to
formulate principles by which to govern ma
| ton but TO cleanse and purify the hayward
| ness of a people and return to the virtue and
purity of first principles
The age Just dawnng is a virgin page you can
inscribe it as yon Will iour position 10 Is true
is not that once occupied by Your fathers but
| In the change of conditions they have given you
greatly the advantage, they were few, but you
are strong. they were poor, but you are rich.
/ What tx IL my companions that you could wish
| for that YOU do not possess already. wealth. you
| hold 10 in YOUR hands, power IL dwells among
you, liberty. IL Is your brthright, patriotism
| Won have examples worthy of all imitation. Sec
to 1t that your valor Is preserved, your patriot
| ism kept in tact aud that the principles which
| you espouso be as spotless az the snow which
falls In drifts to whiten the earth beneath. Yea,
| Ms pure AZ the sparkling dew, which floats In
| white gossamer clouds far up in the quiet sum
mer sky. piles itself In tumbled masses OF
| couddomes and thunder heads. ripples upon
| the shores of many oceans and claps its hands
| i'm the foam capped bilows of the sea, is car
| ried by kind winds and falls In rustlng cur